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Ruby Bridges

Learn from these monuments, whether we like them or not, and put them in their context.
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History Learning
When it comes to love, never be reckless with someone else’s heart.
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Heart Love
If you really think about it, if we begin to teach history exactly the way that it happened – good, bad, ugly, no matter what – I believe that we’re going to find that we are closer, more connected than we are apart.
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Beginning Believe Connection History Teaching Thinking Yourself
That’s really what my work is all about – bringing kids together.
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Children Myself Togetherness
Our elders said back then that if Black folks really wanted to see Change, they had to step up to the plate and do it themselves. Somebody has to be First. Will that be you?
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Black Change Oppression Ourselves See Strength Yourself
I think racism is something that is passed on and taught to our kids, and that’s a shame.
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Children Myself Ourselves Shame Thinking
Evil isn’t prejudiced. It doesn’t care what you look like; it just wants a place to rest. It’s up to you whether you give it that place.
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Care Evil Place Yourself
I wanted to use my experience to teach kids that racism has no place in hearts and minds.
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Experience Heart Mindset Myself Place Teaching
We all have a common enemy, and it is evil.
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Enemy Evil
I want to inspire kids.
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Children Inspirational Myself
My mother had taught me that the only thing you could depend on was your faith, and I had that.
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Faith Mom Myself
Racism is a form of hate. We pass it on to our young people. When we do that, we are robbing children of their innocence.
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Children Hate Oppression People Young
Now that I’m a parent, I know that my parents were incredibly brave.
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Brave Myself Parents Present
I believe it doesn’t do yourself any good to hate.
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Believe Goodness Hate Myself
Racism is a grown-up disease, and we should stop using our kids to spread it.
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Children Deep Growth Oppression Ourselves Stop
I believe in my prayers.
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Believe Myself Prayer

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